Fountain soap brush



F. H. BASSETT FOUNTAIN SOAP RUSH Flled June 29, 1927 OOOOO" Patented Aug. 28, 1928.

FRED H. BASBETT, OF L08 ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

FOUNTAIN SOAP BRUSH.

Application tiled .Tune 28,

My invention is a 'fountain soap brush to distribute soap in a brush by a flow of running water.

An object of my invention is a fountain soap brush havin means to distribute soap lather from soli soap to a brush by the flow of water through a soa cont-ainer and into the brush. Another o ject of my 1nvention is to control the fiow of water so' that some of the water may be by-passed around the soap chamber and the end of the brush, thus givin a regulated mixture of soap and water. nother. ob]ect of my invention is a faucet attachment which may be secured to a water faucet to allow escape of part of the water to start the operation of automatic water heaters, so that with such equipment hot water may be obtained for use with the brush.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: y

Figure 1 is a plan view of my brush, partly broken away. i I I Figure 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, in the direction of the` arrows. i l

Fi re 3 is a cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, in the direction of the arrows:

Figure 4 is a cross-section on the line 45-4 of Fig. 1, inJ the direction of the arrows. -Fi re 5 is a view showing my faucet attac ment on a faucet with the fountain brush connected to the attachment.

Figure 6 is a vertical section through the faucet attachment.

The brush has a soap container 11 which referably has a flat base 12, a. rounded back and side walls 13, these latter being joined by a flat front wall 14. This. soap container has a cover plate 15 in which 1s a threaded opening 16 with a closure plug 17 fitted therein. The soap is inserted in the opening in the form o chips or small pieces of soap, or a soft soap, if desired.

The handle 18 has a feed tube 19 extending therethrough, the tube being threaded o n a socket 2O extending outwardly from the wall 13 of the soap container. A hose 21 is connected to the end of the handle, discharging into the tube 19. y

The brush 22 is preferably formed by a twisted wire 23 secured by a nut 24 in the end face 14 of the soap container. This wire is bent U-shaped and has a series of bristles 25 secured in the wire, thus form- 1927. Serial No. 202,284.

The control of the water iow through the soap container is substantially as ollowsz` valve casing 31 is formedA integral with the soa box and has an inlet 32 in line with the tu e 19. Extending horizontally from the inlet. 32 there is a transverse pipe 33. At one end of this pipe there is a valve 34 having a valve stem 35 operated by a finger screw 36 on the top of the soap container. This valve controls an .outlet port 37 which discharges directly into the soap container. A by-pass 38 is formed from the pipe 33 and leads along the bottom of the soap container, as indicated. at 39, discharging through an opening 40 into the vpipe 26. This by-pass has a control valve 41 with a stem 42 operated by a finger grip 43.

The manner of operation of the fountain brush so far described is substantially as follows:

After the soap container has been filled with soapto the desired extent and the hose 21 is connected to a faucet or the like, the water from the faucet is forced through the pipe 19, the inlet 32 in the soap container and to both of the valves 34 and 41. If it is desired to form a solution of the soap, thevalve 34 may be opened and discharge water directly into the soap con-` tainer through the port 37. The .soapy water flows through the aperture 30 into the discharge pipe 36 and hence through the openings 28, Soaping the brush. If it is desired to flow clear water on the brush, the valve 34 may be closed and the valve 41 opened, allowing the water to follow the by-pass 38 and be discharged through the opening 40 into the pipe 26 and hence to the brush. If a mixture of clear and soa y water is required in order to economize with soap or limit the dissolving of the soap in the container, both valves may be opened to the desired extent and it is manifest that these may be manipulated so as to control the relative amount of soap fed to the brush in the manner desired for the particular work in hand.

In some installations the hot water is generated in an automatic water heater and as lll) most of these heaters do not begin to opcrate until the water has been turned on substantially full force, we utilize the attachment shown in Figs. 5 and 6 for allowing the free flow of water to start and maintain these heaters functioning. After which, by turning ofi' the faucet slightly, the escape of water is prevented and only enough hot water utilized to satisfy requirements when using the brush.

This attachment includes a substantially cylindrical casing 50 which has an opening 5l in the top, in which is inserted the tubular rubber plug 52, this plug having an annular recess 53 gripping the upper part of the casing. In the lower part of the casing there is formed a recess 54, and exterior of this recess there is an annular valve seat 55 in which is mounted a poppet valve 56 mounted on the stem 57. This valve is normally held inwardly' against the seat by means of a coiled spring 58 bearing on the inside of the recess 54.- and a washer 59 secured to the stem 57. At the sides of the recess there is one or more water discharge ports 60, and extending downwardly from the valve there is a slnrt 61. A. discharge nozzle 62 is connected to one side of the casin and to this may be secured a hose coupling 63 or the like.

The manner of functioning of my faucet v attachment is substantially as follows:

This attachment is secured to a faucet by pressing the tubular rubber plug 52 on the end of the faucet and thus automatically securing it thereto. When the water is turned on full by opening the faucet vto its full extent, the pressure of the water forces the valve 56 open and if the valves 34 and 41 in the brush control are closed the full How of cold or hot water will be established. This full flow of water is usually su'iiicient to start the operation of automatic water heaters. After these heaters start operating the faucet may be shut off to a great extent, allowing merely a very slight flow of water if desired. Then when the water is sufficiently hot, it may be run throu h the brush in the manner above describe dissolving soap in its passage, or flowing clear, according to which valve 34 or 41 is open, or giving a mixture if both valves are open.

It will thus be seen that I have invented a fountain brush of a convenient shape and design that may have a regulated amount of soap dissolved, in accordance with the desires of the persons using it, and may also have a flow of clear water when this is wanted. Also for connection to faucets operated from automatic water heaters I r0- vide an attachment which will start tiese operating on short notice.

Various changes may be ma'de in the principles of m invention without departing from the spirit thereof, as set forth in the description, drawings and claims.

I claim:

1. In the art described, the combination of a brush, a soap container having a water inlet from a source of supply and an outlet to the brush, a valve casing in the container having a pair of valves, said casin being connected to the water inlet, one o said valves controlling the flow of water from the inlet into the container, and a bypass from the valve casing in the container to the outlet, the other valve controlling the by-pass.

2. In the art described, the. combination of a brush, a soap container, an inlet pi e to the container, an outlet pipe from t e container to the brush, a valve casing formed integral with the soapcontainer, said casing having an inlet port to the inlet pipe and a transverse passage, an outlet port 1n the casing into the container, a valve having a stem controlling said port, the stem projecting out of the container, a structure aving a by-passage connected from the transverse passage to the outlet, and a second valve controlling the by-pass, said valve having a stem extending outside the container.

3. In the art described, the combination of a soap container having base and side walls and a cover, said cover having an opening with a closure therefor, an infeed pipe connected to the container, an outfeed pipe connected to one side of the container, a rush connected to the same side of the container as the outlet pipe, a valve casing in the container having a connection with the inlet pipe, a passage and a port connected to sald container, a valve to control said port and having a linger grip connected thereto and extending through the cover, a structure having a by-pass passage from the valve casing to the outlet pi e, a valve controlling the by-pass, and a nger grip for said latter valve outside the cover.

4. In the art described, the combination of a soap container having a base, side walls and a cover, an inlet pipe connected to one of the side walls and discharging into a valve casing inside the container, an outlet pipe connected to the other side of the container, a wire secured to the container having bristles secured thereto, the bristles being adjacent the outlet pipe, a by-pass from the valve easing to the outlet pipe, a port connected to the casing discharging into the. container, a valve controlling the port, and a second valve controlling the by-pass.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. A

FRED H. BASSETT. 

